News: Passed away

News: Passed away

posted on May 27, 2002

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Michelle Foster, the 14-year-old girl who sat on Nelson Mandela's knee and asked Mark to marry her during a live video link-up to the ISS, has passed away.

The First African in Space Team would like to express their deepest condolences to Michelle's family.

Click here for IOL's report on her death.

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